Home Page | About Weeno.com | FAQ | Search Articles | Submit an Article |

			How to Resilver a Mirror Quickly, Easily and Cheaply by thomasv of Free tips to refinish furniture from bedroom to patio. Article Rating = 2.75 (97 votes)

Rate This Article Current Rating = 2.75 Click Here 1 = Terrible 2 = Bad 3 = Alright 4 = Good 5 = Wow! Click here to jump to a random Weeno article.

Category: Home and Apartments : Do It Yourself and Repairs Do you have an antique mirror that has silvering beyond redemption or has lost some of its silvering? You can have it resilvered, which is pretty expensive, or you can resilver it yourself, if you can find a kit, which is also pretty expensive and quite dangerous, or you can do it the quick and easy way. If there is just some silvering missing you won't need to remove the rest of it. If there are a few stains along with missing silvering, they add to the character of the piece. But, if you need to remove the old silver you can scrape the old silver off with a razor scraper (be sure it's a safe scraper and not just a razor blade) or remove it chemically. Be sure to dispose of the residue properly, because it will contain mercury and other dangerous elements. Also be sure to wear a dust mask if you scrape the old silver off. Next, you will need an inexpensive piece of 1/8" mirror large enough to put against the back of the original mirror. If the mirror is square or rectanglular the job is done. If the original mirror is shaped, then lay the original mirror on top of the new mirror and trace around the original mirror. If the mark is larger than the original mirror, be sure to remove the original mirror and reduce the size of the marked area so it will fit inside the rabbet of the frame. Next, using a glass cutter remove the excess mirror. If you haven't cut glass before, ask for some scrap pieces where you buy the mirror to practice on. If you aren't too successful with your glass cutting, then have the glass shop cut the shape for you. They will charge a fee which will be considerably less than resilvering or replacing a shaped, beveled mirror. Learn more at: Click To Visit:Free tips to refinish furniture from bedroom to patio. Free tips and information to restore, refinish, clean, or paint, wood, indoor, patio and wicker furniture, Other Articles in this Category How to Install a Second Phone Line Yourself by Arnold Kim How to Repair Drywall by ckeeta How to Install Extra Phone Jacks by Len Edelstein How to Unstick a Sliding Glass Door by ckeeta How to Build a House - Just Getting Started by Richard Minor Other Sites Storkin.com - Baby and Pregnancy Tips and Discussion Health Articles Menopause Symptoms HIV/AIDS Symptoms West Nile Symptoms Diabetes Symptoms Pregnancy Symptoms Tech Sites Dell DJ Hacks Read other Articles - click here.